We
have a selection of 30 remarkable articles in
10 countries in April 2016: Belgium, France,
Italy, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore,
Spain, UK, USA. Belgium: For two years now, Eiffage expanded
its employee share plans to Belgium.France: First quantitative study about
employee share ownership in SMEs. Thermador
is a remarkable case of employee share ownership
in France. Serious concerns among the employee
shareholders of EDF. New employee share plans
for Nexans.Italy: Employee share ownership is still
underdeveloped in Italy.Namibia: World Bank support for Standard
Bank Namibia employee share ownership scheme.Netherlands: The number of employee shareholders
decreased by 10% in The Netherlands.Poland: Vice-Prime Minister Morawiecki
has now to shape the long-term plan for employee
share ownership that he announced last month.Singapore: The basics of Employee Share
Option Plans (ESOPs) in Singapore.Spain: The new legislation on employee-owned
and participative companies.UK: Employee share ownership plans could
offer a private-sector driven and sustainable
tool to address inequality. A golden age for
employee share ownership in the UK.USA: ESOP is a good idea, industry says.
Chobani's CEO, the "king of yogurt"
will give ownership stakes worth up to 10%
to the 2.000 full-time employees of the company.
Legislation to encourage the creation of ESOPs
— including generous tax advantages for company
owners who sell to an ESOP — has found supporters
on both sides of the congressional aisle.> BACK TO TOP